how to pronounce pouvoir

/pu.vwaʁ/

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pouvoir is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pouvoir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… du débat sur le pouvoir d'achat y à il …”

meanings of pouvoir

verb:

May.
Can, to be able to.
To be possible; may, could be.

noun:

Authority.
Power of attorney.
Power, a power.

pouvoir frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word pouvoir occurs in french on average 435.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.